Through this page you will be learning some more feet ostinati underneath a single stroke 7, this time these willl be built based on eighth note triplets. It is important to play the parts through slowly at first making sure each foot lines up with the appropriate hand. At the bottom of the page you will find a list of links you may find useful when learning these parts. When you have worked through the list below, try creating your own versions.
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
TASKS
- Using the 2 minute rule, get all exercises up to a tempo of 140bpm with good hand technique.
- Use all three sticking patterns with each exercise.
- Create your own feet patterns for the exercises.
- Play all 6 exercises as a continuous 6 bar pattern, then repeat.